Collar ironing and shaping machine.



No. 861,240. yPATBNf-rLD JULY 23, 1907.

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GOLLARIRONING AND SHAPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. 2B, 1905. V

PATENTED JULY 23, 1907.

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ALBERT TROUP COX, OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA.

coman ritornare AND SHAPING MACHINE.

No. 861,240. Specification of the United States, residing at Atlanta, in the county 1 oi Fulton and State oi Georgia, have invented certain new and. useful improvements in ACollar Ironing and Shaping Machines, oi which the following' is a speci-- ication.

illy present invention pertains to improvements in collar-ironing and shaping machines, the construction and advantages oi which will be hereinafter sot forth.

The object of the invention is 'lo provide a simple and ell'eetive machine, which will rapidly handle the collars and at the saine time impart the proper shape thereto, giving likewise ay high iinish or burnished eiect to the outer tace oi the olded section oi the eollar.

The machine is illustrated in the annexed drawings,

wherein:

Figure 1 is a sectional elevation thereol; Fig. 2 a transverse vertical sectional View, on the line 2-2 oi Fig. l; Fig. 3 a similar View, on the line 3 3 ol hig. l; Fig. 4 :t top plan view ol the guide and the grooved ironing roll; Fig. 5 a perspective View oi the guide, the saine being partly broken away' to more clearly illustrate its form and construction; and Fig. 6 a vertical sectional view, on the line 6 6 oi Fig. l.

The machine in its breadth may be said to comprise o grooved roll, a rotary disk, the edge oi which extends into the groove in the roll, a positively-driven ieed wheel cooperating with the disk and acting on the band oi the collar to leed. the same, and nieftnsitor positively rotating the grooved roll in opposition to the direction of rotation oi the iced wheel and the disk and at a speed materially higher than that of the other parts.

1n the drawings, A. designates the base ot' the inachine, to one end ol' which is secured a standard or support B, ol the l'orm best shown in Fig. 3. The upper portion ot said standard is enlarged and bored out to l'orni a bearing or support ior' a horizontallydisposed shaft C, said shalt carrying at its extreme outer end a roll D, provided with a groove E which e): tends around the periphery thereof adjacent to its outer end. Said groove, as will be seen upon roierenoc to Figs l. and 1,

is substantially V-shapcd in contour. The roll D is made hollow or cored out, and is adapted to be heated by' a ilanie passing lrom a. burner l", Fig.

Secured to the shalt C is a drixing-wheei G, and also a bevel-gear il, the latter meshing with :i similar gear l mounted upon the upper end ol' a sli-att J, which is carried by the standard il, as shown in .Fig 3.

gears M and N lich, as will be seen upon reformar; to

Fig. 1, are carried by two verticaliy-disposed studaxles or shafts O and P, secured in the base oi the ina- Shaft .l likewise has secured to it a pinion l. which imparts motion to a la e gear l., through the intermediate 1 Letters Patent.

Eatented July 23g, 190'?.

8,1905. Serial No. 289,444.

l chine. Gear L is mounted upon the lower end of a vertically/'disposed shaft or spindle Q, passing through l a sleeve or bushing R, carried in the outer endmoi an arm or bracket r3, extending outwardly from a post dor standard l`, which, as will be seenrupon reierence to Files, l and i5, is secured to the hase at the end opposite that upon which the standard B is mounted.

a pair o washers, as clearly shown in Fig. 1.

standard T is a trame or casting V, which is provided with a sleeve or bearing bushing W, forming the support tor a shat X. Secured to the upper end oi said shalt is a con-ical disk Y, the lowermost edge vof the disk passing into the groove E in the roll D, as will he seen upon rel'erence to Figs. 1 and 2. The portion of the disk that stands immediately above the roll assumes a substantially vertical position, and the ieed wheel U makes Contact with the inner llace thereof, or is arranged to come into such close proximity to said inner face as to grasp the hand oi a collar which may he passed through the machine'. The shalt X is held in position in the bearing sleeve by a collar Z, secured upon the lower end ol said shaft.

Extending downwardly from the irame or casting V is an arin n (Figs, 1 and o), the lower end oi said arm being provided with an opening B" and with a socket orrccess C. trod D whichpassesi'reely through said opening BJ, is secured at its opposite end toa lug E extending outwardly from the bracket S, said lug being likewise provided with a socket or recess F. A springr Gf encircles the rod, the ends ol the spring being seated in the sockets O and l". A nut Hf is mounted upon the outer end oi the r -d and bears against the outer iacc oi the depending arm or lever A. The spring vserves normally to throw said arm or lever outward and thereby bring the .lower edge ot the disk Y down into the groove in the roll. By regulating thcnut H the space lelt between the lower edge oi the disliand the bottom oit the groove may be changed as described. Furthermore, the spring will hold. the disk down upon the work with a yielding pressure and allow the disk to risc, should any hard substance be passed between the disk and the roll. The spring likewise holds the disk against the periphery oi the fccd roll with a yielding pressure.

To enable collars to be readily fed into the machine, .l employ a ieedovay or guido ol' the iorrn liest shown in Figs, Jl and 3, said guide comprising a t,roughshaped inoinhcr 1f, pro ided with outwardly-laring wings J, 'd wings converging and pasmw into the verticallydiswscd inonrliers oi the trough which stand adjacent to and slighty overlap the disk. 1'.. The guido is suhported 'oy a standard l, secured to the base to one ,io the upper end ot shaft Q is secured a friction driv' livotally mounted upon the upper end oi the' post or able 'them to be wornwith comfort.

tion of a groove'd ironing roll; n d

side of the feed wheel and roll. This guide will be mounted upon one lor the other side oi the machine according to the direction of rotation oi thc parts.

While the guide'is not absolutely necessary to the operation ot' the mechanism, it facilitates the entrance oi the collars between the operative paris thereof, and consequently increases the output of the machine.

In order to inclose the gears Il, L, M and N, I employ a guard-,j )reierably composed of a single piece of metal bent to'orm, and having an arch-shaped section L from which extend verticallydisposcd members MQ said members extending outside ot' the gears L, M,

and X, on each side o the machine, as will be seen upon reference to Fig.' 2. The lower edges of said members M are turned outward and. secured to the base by suitable screws. By this simple arrangement the gears are practically inclosed, so that there is no dangc' of 'anything being caught thereby.

As above noted, and as will be seen upon reference to Fig. -l oi the drawings, the gearing is such as to imi part a relatively rapid vrotation to the burnishing or ironing roll D in one direction, While the ieed wheel U is rotated in the opposite direction and at a slower speed. inasmuch as the rotation oi the disk Y is dependent upon the rotation oi the Wheel U, said disk will also` rotate at a speed materially slower than that of the brnishing or ironing roll D. Consequently,vthe edge oi the collar which is forced down into the groove E by the disk Y will be burnished by the roll, and not iror'ied fiat, and that before they are fed to the machine the seam or lino of fold is dampened, in order that the collar may be bent Without breaking the fiber' of the linen.' i

As ivill be seen the collar is fed through the machine by the collar-band which is clamped between the feed wheel 4U and the inner face f the disk Y, and by this arrangement I am .enabled to rotate the ironing roll in adirection opposite to that o the feed ot the collar;

Having thus described my invention, what I claim v Il.v In a machine of the character specified, the combination of. an ironing roll; a f eed wheeli a disk cooperating with said-roll and wheel; and means for driving said roll and wheel in opposite '-directions, whereby the adjacent cooperating portions offthe disk and roll will likewise move vor travel ln opposite directions.

2. In a machine of the character s living its edge cx- 4tending into the groove of said roll; a yi'ccd wheel coperating withone face of thedisk and arranged io clamp :i collar bctwecnits edge and the disk ;A und means for rotatlng said roll and wheel at different spel-ds, `thc (,-opcrative 'peripherics oi' the disk and roll traveling in opposite directions. l

In a machine ot' the character"specilietL the combination of a grooicd ironing roll; a rotatable disk having its edge extending into the groove osaid roll; means for nor itcd, the combinamally holding said disk in its adjusted position; a feed wheel col'lpr-raiing with said disk to grasp a coll-.ir and feed 'auntihrough the machine: and' means for importing travel in vdifferent' directions :it their adjacent or coperalire ,peripherics -i. In a machine of the character specified. the combination of n groovcd roning'roll: means for rotating the .same at a relatively high speed; a rotatable dislr arranged above the roll aud having its edge extending' into the groove therein: nit-ans for yleldingly pressing said disk downwardly toward the bottom of the groove; a feed wheel arranged to ono .side or' the diskhnd adapted to impari' motion thorcto and nic-.ins for positively driving said wheel at a rate of speed less than that of the speed of the ironing roll. r

lna'mnchinc of the character specified. the combination of a groovcd ironing roll; a conical disk having its edge entering the groovcin said roll and 'ming free to ro' Itate independently of the roll; a feed' Wheel arranged to tion of a groovcd ironing roll; a conical disk haring its edge entering the groove 4in said roll and being -free .to rotato independently of the roll; a feed wheel arranged to coact with the inner face of the disk t0 feed a collar over the edge of the disk and through the groove in the roll;

.moans for rotating said roll atia relatlvelyhigh rate of speed; and means for rotating the wheel at a. slower speed and in a direction the same as thatof the travel ot' the collar through the machine. 'l

7. In a machine of the character specified, the combination of a suitable base; adriving .shaft mounted thereon; a groovcd ironing` roll carried by said shaft; a pivotcd frame mounted upon the base; afrcelyrevolublc disk car'- ricd by saidipivoted frame; means for normally holding the edge of said disk in the groove of the ironing roll; n feed wheel coacting Vwith one face of the disk to grasp 4. collar and feed the same through the machine; and gearing interposed between the driving shaft and wheel for imparting rotation to said wheel infn. direction reverse to that of the rol-l and at a slower speed than th'e roll, whereby motion in opposite directions and at'different speeds will be imparted to the adjacent copcrativc portions of the.

roll and disk, substantially as and for the purpose de scribed. i

S. ln a machine of the character specified, the combination oi a base; n driving shatft mounted in a suitable support carried by the base; :1"groovcd ironing roll secured upon one'cnd of the'shnft; a frame or casting pivotally mounted uponthc opposite end of the base; a conical disk carried by the frame and freely revolubie independently ot' the roll', nn arm or lever extending downwardly'. from thc frame or casting' a spring acting upon said arm and serving to throw the lower edge of the disk downwardly into the groove of the ironing roll; means for imparting motion to the driving shaft; a feed wheel coactng-Wth one'fuce of the disk; and gearing interposed between said `wheel and the shaft, for lrotating the' wheel in'a direction reverse tothat of the rotation of 'the roll and at a slower speed than the roll, whereby the adjacent copcrntlve peripheral portions of ythe roll und disk will travel in opposite drectionsand-nt dille-rent speeds. .-i

9. In'a machine of the character specified, the'comblnation of a grooved ironing roll: a'diskarranged above said roii and freely rotatable independently thereof; a feed whrcl enacting with said disk; means. for rotating saidv roll and whcci so as to impart to the-enacting portions of the disk and roii motion in opposite directions; and a' guide arranged in line withihc lower edge of'the disk and liu: groove ln the roll, sold guide serving to facilitate the inirolluction of collars into the machine.

10. In a machineoi the character specified; the combina ,tion of a grooved ironing roll; a. disk coperatlng therewith; means for causing the adjacent coperative portions movement to said disl: and rollso as to produce of said roll :1nd disk to move pest erich other in opposite directions; a feeding Wheel working in conjunction with the disk und servin;r to feed a collar through the mnehine; and means for normally :indyieldix'igly holding said disk toward the face of the wheel.

l1. In a. machine of the character specified, the combinetion of :i grooved ironing roll; a disk cooperating therewith and adapted to enter between the folds of :t collar; :t feeding wheel provided with n yielding taufe, said wheel working; in conjunction with the disk :ind serving to feed the collar throng-h the ninehine; and niezins for normally holding' snid disk tow-rd the face of the wheel with a yielding pressure.A

12. ln :1 mnchine of ihe character specified, the combina tion of a' grooved ironing' roll :t romialile disk having its edge extending` ito the `groove of said roll and adapted to pass between the folds olf u collar; und :1 positively-driven wheel eozieiin,"r with snid disk and serving to clump thiI hnnd of the collar 11nd feed the sume through the machine.

3. In a machine of the character specified, the combination of :i grooved ironing roll; a. rotatable disk having its edge extending' into the groove of said roll; a positivelydriven feed wheel cozieting with one face oi. the disk; and means for yeldingly `pressing the disk toward the face of the feed Wheel.

14. In machine of the character specified, the combination of n grooved ironing roll: :t rotatable disk having its edge extending into i110 groove of said roll; :1. positivelydriven feed wheel ermeiing with one face of. the disk; and moans for vieldingly pressing the disk ioward the face of the leed wheel and into the groove in the ironing roll.

ln iesiiniony whereof I linvil signed my mime to this specification in iinl presence of two snhserming witnesses.

ALBERT THOUP COX. 

